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Monthly climate in Maca, Arequipa, Peru

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maca features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (38 °F) and 7 °C (44 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 19 °C (67 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1070 mm (42.1 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maca enjoys an average of 3871 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maca, Arequipa, Peru §

The warmest months in Maca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 44 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 4 °C (38 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 181 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Maca, Arequipa, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maca, Arequipa, Peru §

Maca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 27 rainy days and 213 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maca are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maca, Arequipa, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 212 (8.4) 206 (8.1) 220 (8.7) 101 (4.0) 38 (1.5) 9 (0.4) 9 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 26 (1.0) 53 (2.1) 65 (2.6) 123 (4.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 30 22 11 2 1 2 7 12 11 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Maca, Arequipa, Peru §

The sunniest months in Maca are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maca: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maca, Arequipa, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253 272 303 312 334 324 338 346 342 358 342 341
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 55m 12h 35m 12h 9m 11h 42m 11h 21m 11h 11m 11h 17m 11h 35m 12h 0m 12h 26m 12h 49m 13h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Maca, Arequipa, Peru §

Maca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 21 - 24, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maca, Arequipa, Peru.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 24 21 21 18 14 11 13 15 17 19 20 22